A grand and bold thing : an extraordinary new map of the universe ushering in a new era of discovery

Ann K. Finkbeiner, 1943- (Författare)

ISBN 9781416552161, ISBN 1416552162

1. Free Press hardcover ed.

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New York : Free Press, 2010

ix, 223 s.

Ann Finkbeiner

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Three-dimensional imaging in astronomy, Astronomical spectroscopy, Astronomy--Charts, diagrams, etc.--Data processing, Astronomical instruments--Technological innovations, Galaxies--Observations, Quasars--Observations, J. E. Gunn (James Edward), 1938-

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Sammanfattning

Finkbeiner tells the extraordinary story of a group of astronomers that decides to create an enormous map of the universe, an extremely detailed computerized observatory.

Innehållsförteckning

Stakes worth playing for -- Chicagoland -- Putting on the play -- Photometric war -- Running open loop -- First light -- Drift scanning -- Spectroscopic war -- Precision -- The virtual observatory -- Everything's different -- Jim again